Galtung on Diplomacy: A Structural Analysis Ahead of Its Time
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Political Science · Diplomacy Theory
This article reassesses Johan Galtung’s largely overlooked early work on diplomacy from the 1960s, which pioneered a sociologizing approach to diplomatic studies long before the field became professionalized. The authors chart how Galtung introduced structural analysis to diplomacy, examining his articles on patterns of diplomacy and summit diplomacy, and trace their reception history. The finding matters to you as a writer and philosopher because it explores how a scientist’s isolation from scholarly dialogue can transform him into a prophetic figure—a powerful lesson about the sociology of knowledge and the human dynamics behind intellectual influence.
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